Artists, Writers, Artisans and Crafters alike – we need you! Please help us to make the most awesome collaborative DIY Handbook of arts, crafts and any other unsolicited activities, for the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh. We are looking for any submissions of 'how to' guides and example sheets for whatev...

I've got to move out on Wednesday and we have a spare mattress and old duvet and just seeing whether anyone would want them. It is a big dbl mattress so would need picking up before Wednesday afternoon.

For anyone that happens to be sticking it out in Edinburgh this weekend I would like to remind you that One Man's Junk is hopig to have a demonstration and workshop with a lifelong scrappage salvage craftisan, who has spent many years in the passionate pursuit of bringing the building of model railw...

Weaving away on yer own? Come along to The Forest on Sunday to a drop-in recycled textiles session between 1-4 using old rags and garments and freeshop clothes to share ideas, techniques and patterns for re-using, re-designing and re-imagining old fabric. Bring any materials you might have or want t...

Hey, sorry I have only just seen the posts. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow myself and then am getting out of here for a couple of days. I obviously can't speak for others but if we could do it next Friday afternoon instead that would be much better for me. Also there hasn't been a lot of resp...

Hello one and all, The fine and fair Meadows festival is soon to be upon us, and thus the chance to get out of cavernous studies and into the open to share our winters work, thoughts and practices. As a follow on from last months 'Free-fair' the Forest, and in conjunction with Flocklocal and 'One Ma...

Would love to - I think it's a brilliant opportunity to get loads of the forest workshoppers and those who want to possibly try running a workshop to do a series of 'free-school' type taster sessions. I have just posted a new message up about it on the bb and am hoping to send out some emails. Would...

This week will be continuing with the sculptures and creature creations from last week - hopefully painting, decorating and starting to put them together - so all hands, hearts and heads on deck for that. Finally, don't forget we have the bike workshop the following week and the free-fair the week a...

Hey guys, I spoke to the lady today that I know from Leith. She is unfortunately not connected with the Leith festival and says she thinks all the slots for stalls and events will be booked already for it. HOwever she is trying to set-up a sort of Leith 'fringe' festival that is more run by local pe...

This Sunday will be continuing with our sculptures and work towards the ’sculpt the city’ project we began last week, so bring along any materials that might be useful for that. If you have any paint, paintbrushes, or very malleable wire then please bring that as well. Being Easter Sunday and all we...

Getting rid of something you don't need anymore? What can you do with all those old inner tubes? Can you make anything into an instrument? How do you make cobweb felt? Is sculpture been used as a political tool? When was the first adolescent revolution? What Is through the looking glass? We are look...